Movies: New on DVD

Nights in Rodanthe: Another Nicholas Sparks bestseller makes it to the big screen with Richard Gere and Diane Lane playing two middle-age people who have reached a turning point in their lives. Paul has devoted his life to his career, neglecting his family. Adrienne must face her husband's infidelity. Together for a weekend at the Outer Banks, they find romance.

PG-13; 97 minutes; Directed by George C. Wolfe

W.: Josh Brolin plays George W. Bush, telling the story of the 43rd president from his early party boy days through the decision to invade Iraq. Critics said the film is sympathetic of the former president.

PG-13; 129 minutes; Directed by Oliver Stone

Soul Men: Samuel L. Jackson and the late Bernie Mac play a pair of former soul legends who are brought back together to pay tribute to a fallen colleague. This comedy is set at the Apollo Theater.

R; 103 minutes; Directed by Malcom D. Lee

Miracle at St. Anna: Spike Lee makes his first attempt at the war genre with this film, based on a James McBride novel and very loosely inspired by the Sant'Anna di Stazzema massacre in 1944. The film opens as a postal worker mysteriously shoots down a stranger and has a reporter looking for the motivation.

R; 160 minutes; Directed by Spike Lee

Blindness: A wave of blindness threatens all of humanity. One woman (Julianne Moore) feigns blindness so she can experience what is happening inside the quarantine area, where society is breaking down. Danny Glover, Mark Ruffalo and Gael Garcia Bernal also star.

R; 120 minutes; Directed by Fernando Meirelles

Frozen River: Sometimes very good movies get lost at the box office. This film was a huge hit on the film festival circuit, winning seven different festivals, including the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. It also received two Academy Award nominations. A working class mom teams up with a widowed Indian to smuggle illegal immigrants across the Canadian border.